Rossetti, Christina (1830-1894). Goblin Market and Other Poems. London: Macmillan, 1862.
8vo (165 x 101 mm). Frontispiece and title-vignette by Dante Gabriel Rossetti; 16pp. publisher's ads at end. Original blue cloth gilt (light rubbing, minor bumps to rear board, spine slightly leaning).
FIRST EDITION, one of 750 copies printed. Goblin Market and Other Poems was the first poetry volume published by Christina Rossetti, and also featured illustrations and a binding design by her brother, pre-Raphaelite artist and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The title poem has become one of the most revered works by a female poet of the Victorian era.
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